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[Veritas-bu] Cleaning job, more info

2003-06-05 11:55:29
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Cleaning job, more info
From: Mark.Donaldson AT experianems DOT com (Donaldson, Mark)
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 09:55:29 -0600
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Use barcode rules to define any tape starting with "CLN" as a cleaning tape.
Make sure you do all your injects & ejects from the library using barcode
rules (it's a checkbox on the GUI & a command-line option for "vmupdate").
 
You can check the media-type of that tape using the "vmquery -m <mediaid> ".
Make sure the description is as a cleaning tape.  If not, you'll have to
complete delete the reference from volume database & add it back in.
 
-M

-----Original Message-----
From: James K. Wade [mailto:james AT lim DOT com]
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:22 AM
To: Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Cleaning job, more info



Howdy David,

 

I use Netbackup DataCenter 4.5GA with maintenance pack 4.

I also use the Windows Server Console, although the

server is running on Solaris.

 

I just found out that the cleaning menu's are not visible

on the Windows Server Console GUI, but they are on

the Solaris.

 

I have set the frequency now, but I'm having problems trying

to get the volume recognized as a cleaning tape. I added the

cleaning tape earlier into the Library. When I try to Add the new

Volume, I get a Media ID not unique in database.

 

How can I get around this? Anyway to tell the system to go

ahead and make media id CLN004 a cleaning tape volume?

 

Thanks...James

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Spearman, David [mailto:spe08 AT co.henrico.va DOT us] 
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 10:18 AM
To: James K. Wade
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Cleaning job

 

James,

 

What OS are you running nbu under? Which version of nbu?

 

David Spearman

County of Henrico

 

-----Original Message-----
From: James K. Wade [mailto:james AT lim DOT com] 
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 11:05 AM
To: Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Cleaning job

 

Howdy,

 

I've been using Netbackup now for about 3 months and everything

is working great, but I'd like to automate the tape cleaning process.

 

The Library is an Storage Tek L180 with auto clean capability, but

according to Storage Tek, there is no way to increase the frequency

of the cleanings.

 

Therefore, I'd like to use Netbackup to schedule a tape cleaning once

a day, What's the best way to do this?

 

Thanks...James


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<DIV><SPAN class=238465115-05062003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Use 
barcode rules to define any tape starting with "CLN" as a cleaning tape.&nbsp; 
Make sure you do all your injects &amp; ejects from the library using barcode 
rules (it's a checkbox on the GUI &amp; a command-line option for 
"vmupdate").</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=238465115-05062003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=238465115-05062003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>You 
can check the media-type of that tape using the "vmquery -m &lt;mediaid&gt; 
".&nbsp; Make sure the description is as a cleaning tape.&nbsp; If not, you'll 
have to complete delete the reference from volume database &amp; add it back 
in.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=238465115-05062003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=238465115-05062003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>-M</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> James K. Wade 
  [mailto:james AT lim DOT com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:22 
  AM<BR><B>To:</B> Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> 
RE: 
  [Veritas-bu] Cleaning job, more info<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV class=Section1>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Howdy 
  David,</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I use Netbackup 
  DataCenter 4.5GA with maintenance pack 4.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I also use the 
  Windows Server Console, although the</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">server is running on 
  Solaris.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I just found out 
that 
  the cleaning menu&#8217;s are not visible</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">on the Windows 
Server 
  Console GUI, but they are on</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">the 
  Solaris.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have set the 
  frequency now, but I&#8217;m having problems trying</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">to get the volume 
  recognized as a cleaning tape. I added the</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">cleaning tape 
earlier 
  into the Library. When I try to Add the new</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Volume, I get a 
Media 
  ID not unique in database.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">How can I get around 
  this? Anyway to tell the system to go</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ahead and make media 
  id CLN004 a cleaning tape volume?</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial">Thanks&#8230;James</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original 
  Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Spearman, 
  David [mailto:spe08 AT co.henrico.va DOT us] <BR><B><SPAN 
  style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Thursday, June 05, 
  2003</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">10:18 
  AM</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN 
  style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> James K. Wade<BR><B><SPAN 
  style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [Veritas-bu] Cleaning 
  job</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" 
  size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy 
  size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial">James,</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy 
  size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy 
  size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What OS 
  are you running nbu under? Which version of nbu?</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy 
  size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy 
  size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">David 
  Spearman</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy 
  size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial">County</SPAN></FONT><FONT 
  face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> of 
  </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial">Henrico</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy 
  size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original 
  Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> James K. 
  Wade [mailto:james AT lim DOT com] <BR><B><SPAN 
  style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Thursday, June 05, 
  2003</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">11:05 
  AM</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN 
  style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 
  Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<BR><B><SPAN 
  style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Veritas-bu] Cleaning 
  job</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" 
  size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Howdy,</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I&#8217;ve been using Netbackup 
now for 
  about 3 months and everything</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">is working great, but I&#8217;d 
like to 
  automate the tape cleaning process.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Library is an Storage Tek 
L180 
  with auto clean capability, but</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">according to Storage Tek, there 
is 
  no way to increase the frequency</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">of the 
cleanings.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Therefore, I&#8217;d like to use 
  Netbackup to schedule a tape cleaning once</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">a day, What&#8217;s the best way 
to do 
  this?</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 
Arial">Thanks&#8230;James</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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